All posts Records and researchThe scandalous case of The North Briton number 45Wednesday 15 June 2022John Wilkes is one of the most scandalous and fascinating figures of late 18th-century...Records and researchThe burning of HMS GaspeeThursday 9 June 2022On the afternoon of 9 June 1772, the Royal Navy schooner HMS Gaspee ran...Records and researchRecord linkage across 19th century poverty and pauperismThursday 2 June 2022One of the great challenges for all kinds of history researchers is the way...Records and researchA ground-breaking ceremony: The Coronation of Elizabeth IIWednesday 1 June 2022This year Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum...Records and researchSurviving the stalagWednesday 1 June 2022Any soldier, airman or sailor captured by the Germans during the Second World War...Records and researchElectro-therapeutic cures in the Victorian AgeMonday 30 May 2022The Victorian period saw the introduction of countless imaginative and bizarre electronic devices that...Records and researchTracing the experiences of the Metropolitan Police Women PatrolsFriday 27 May 2022Reflecting on her time in the Metropolitan Police Women Patrols, Superintendent Sofia Stanley declared...Archives and archivistsRecovering the record: Beyond 2022 at The National ArchivesThursday 26 May 2022A momentous anniversary is approaching. 30 June 2022 marks the centenary of the destruction...Records and researchThe Investiture of the Prince of WalesTuesday 24 May 2022On 1 July 1969, Queen Elizabeth II invested her eldest son, Prince Charles, as...Records and researchWar, crops and inflation: Nothing newFriday 20 May 2022One of the repercussions of world events at present is the shortage of grain...Records and researchEric Geddes: The man behind the 1920s grouping of the railwaysThursday 19 May 2022A quick search on the newly released 1921 Census for England and Wales shows...Behind the scenesDementia Awareness Week, outreach and the joys of living creativelyTuesday 17 May 2022Today marks the second day of Dementia Awareness Week, a campaign taking place in... « 1 … 18 19 20 21 22 … 168 »